Wednesday, April 21, 2010

A Poem To Be Said On Hearing The Birds Sing Comments

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A fragrant prayer upon the air
My child taught me,
Awaken there, the morn is fair,
The birds sing free;
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Douglas Hyde
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Kim Barney 19 May 2015

A simple religious poem referring to the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Eight syllables, then four (then repeated three more times) .

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Nice poem and the feeling of dawn in its sense is briefly told by the great poet and so very interesting.

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Douglas Hyde

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